Effects of particulate matter on daily mortality in 13 Japanese cities

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 314-322

  Omori, Takashi ^a   Fujimoto, Go ^b   Yoshimura, Isao ^c   Nitta, Hiroshi ^d   Ono, Masaji ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b BANYU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mortality; Particulate matter; Risk; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; LUNG DISEASE; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; WEATHER;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; LUNG DISEASES; NITROGEN OXIDES; ODDS RATIO; PARTICLE SIZE; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; WEATHER;

EID: 1542598857     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.13.314     Document Type: Article

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